GRE Word List

FESTER

to generate pus

The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.

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WordMeaning
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
feralof, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
unwieldynot easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful